10:04 a.m. Nov. 24, 2025: A previous version of this article said Mangesh Ghogre came to the U.S. on an H-1B visa. He came on an EB-1A visa. In August, New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani ...

“The original idea for Liberty Puzzles was jigsaw puzzle as social vehicle,” Chris Wirth said. “So it's not just a puzzle ...

On a chilly January night in 1924, fledgling publisher Richard Simon was having dinner with his Aunt Wixie when she asked if he knew where she could buy a book of crossword puzzles. None existed. At ...

The contest is over, but The Great American History Puzzle lives on! If any of you got stumped on a puzzle or two — or are just getting started — and would like some help to get to the finish, we’ve ...

Larry Mantle discusses the history of the crossword puzzle with Coral Amende, author of The Crossword Obsession (Berkeley Publishing Group). LAist is an independent, nonprofit newsroom that is also ...

In the 1970s Will Shortz submitted a crossword to the New York Times with a word so scandalous that the editor rejected it. The word: bellybutton. Fast forward over four decades and Shortz himself is ...